Rule of Law Remains Hampered by EU Countries, Report Finds

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A new report claims that EU countries disregard the rule of law, which reveals that extremism and the right are rising. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses an annual press conference in Budapest on December 21, 2022, prior to the government's last meeting of the year 2022.

An alleged report that EU countries have not strictly applied the rule of law in its deliberation is getting attention in the bloc.Where moderation was the mode is now replaced by extremist views arising, as mentioned by an NGO.

EU Countries Breach Rule of Law

In its fourth annual release, Liberties disclosed that the EU ignored these rules over the past year noted. These issues about the law with concerns were dealt with without basis on the legal system that should be followed.

Those pegged as violators by Brussels are Poland and Hungary called the most terrible offenders. This resulted in moves by bloc chiefs to pin them down with measures to focus power in Brussels by stopping dissent altogether. But efforts to retain control via public opinion to ensure the winners are pro-EU is preferred citing Euronews.

EU chiefs demanding that all processes are according to them is very pronounced with no hesitation to use an iron first. The watchdog organization has called not giving funds to bloc members who don't comply will not work. Suggesting more constructive methods would be better as a whole.

Liberties state that Italy and Sweden learn fast after the winner of elections are right-wingers beating conservatives. The groups have amped up attacks on NGOs with media once they took power.

Data collected by Human Rights organizations say that 18 bloc members suppress news in these countries. They claim that a few governments control information via public broadcasters like Budapest and Warsaw, per Yahoo.

Giving the impression that non-government outlets control what information goes to the public.

One of the concerns voiced by the report is that an independent justice system is not preferred; instead, political manipulation is rampant. Leaders who don't allow judges to be chosen or promoted in Bulgaria, Czech, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Spain are culprits in doing this.

Rule of Law Needs Enforcement

Sources say ways to stop corruption are not enough to prevent it in a few countries, repudiating transparency or safeguarding whistleblowers that never reveal such wrongdoings.

Governments are not keen on non-profit civil society organizations having a way to operate freely. They are hampered by limiting their efficacy instead of supporting them.

A top official of the Civil Liberties Union for Europe, Balazs Denes, stated that Euro states should not hinder the democratic process which is dangerous. This would allow extremism in politics to cause detrimental changes to legal systems.

He added that Brussels is half-baked due to interested parties with a stake in outcomes. The bloc should activate the conditionality mechanism to rein in Warsaw and Budapest.

Denes suggested that the funds meant for Hungary's Orban and Poland's Kaczynski be held to force them to heed democracy. He added that they need to realize that their association with Russia will come with backlash. Viktor Orban has supported Putin from the start, which has been a thorn in the bloc.

PM Orban has called the sanctions a failure, blocked Ukraine's funds and is a dissenting voice that Brussels sees as a nuisance. These EU countries have a problem with the rule of law, as told in the alleged report by Liberties. It espouses extreme means to rein these bloc members.